http://traintracks.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by TRACKS, a novel in stories -- the online lounge car en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:14:00 GMT 2010-01-01T10:14:00Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961858&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Still looking for a few last-minute gifts?  Buy Baltimore!  Not the city, but products produced by and in Charm City.  To help you find some great Baltimorian gifts, Baltimore's . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:51:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961858&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-12-24T16:51:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927933&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Fresh from his flight to the Ottawa Book Fair, Gilbert the Flightless Goose is going to the first capitol of the United States: York, Penn.   That’s because Flightless Goose . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:27:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927933&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-12-02T23:27:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916245&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace If you’re planning to attend the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair on Saturday, November 28, you’re likely to run into a native goose.  Flightless Goose is available all day at the fair! . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:39:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916245&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-24T21:39:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908370&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   The Flightless Goose has been known to play ball, but on Thursday, November 19, he will sport a black tie and attend his first formal ball.  That’s because Flightless Goose . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908370&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-19T13:08:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897913&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace International Gallery Event and Formal Charity Ball Offer Two Ways to Help Charities and Get Your Goose   With the holidays approaching, many people are already making their gift . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:24:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897913&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-13T03:24:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885770&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace The Baltimore Writers' Conference is coming up Nov 14 at Towson University.    Keynote address will be delivered by Mark Bowden of Black Hawk Down fame.  It's been 10 . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:34:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885770&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-05T02:34:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876441&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Looking for a frightful way to spend Halloween night?  Or a way to commemorate Edgar Allen Poe’s 200th year?  Why not do both at once?   Visit . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:05:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876441&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-29T20:05:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866660&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Flightless Goose has another elementary school appearance — today!  That’s right.  I’ll be presenting Flightless Goose and leading discussions about the book . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:49:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866660&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-23T13:49:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864255&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Since October 2007, the Lit and Art series at the Watermark Gallery has provided a unique opportunity to sample a variety of artistic sensibilities.  Fresh off its Baltimore . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:55:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864255&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-22T01:55:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977825259&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace The ninth annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, will be held this Saturday, September 26, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th . . . Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:18:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977825259&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-09-24T20:18:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812536&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   What many people in the local literary community refer to as our “literary new year” will be here before you know it: The Baltimore Book Festival takes place on the weekend . . . Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:42:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977812536&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-09-14T23:42:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805944&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   This Friday, I’ll be reading an abridged version of my story “Futures” on WYPR’s popular radio program, The Signal .  Listen for it on Baltimore’s NPR . . . Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:51:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805944&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-09-09T18:51:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792607&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   What many people in the Baltimore literary community refer to as our “literary new year” will be here before you know it;  The Baltimore Book Festival takes place on the weekend . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:52:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792607&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-08-29T18:52:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754108&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Flightless Goose got a glowing review in the most recent issue of The Potomac.   The Potomac is a popular literary journal of “poetry and politics” that regularly . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:54:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754108&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-28T21:54:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744734&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Need a unique way to observe Sir Mick Jagger’s 66th birthday? On Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m ., the Watermark Gallery in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor continues its Lit and Art series. Lit and . . . Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:24:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977744734&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-21T13:24:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977738292&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   As novelist E.L. Doctorow will tell you, sometimes the best kind of research is the kind that comes to you without effort.   I experienced that sort of research recently.   . . . Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:31:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977738292&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-16T01:31:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734385&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   You're invited to a reading event this Saturday at The Writer's Center.   Authors published in New Lines from the Old Line State: An Anthology of Maryland Writers will read from their . . . Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:01:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977734385&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-11T02:01:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733428&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   My story, "Chemistry," has been published in WHATEVER Literary Journal .   WHATEVER Literary Journal is described as "a collection of the Northeast's finest writers . . . Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:39:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977733428&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-10T01:39:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732976&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   My story, "Chemistry," has been published in WHATEVER Literary Journal .   WHATEVER Literary Journal is described as "a collection of the Northeast's finest writers . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:19:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732976&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-09T14:19:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726211&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Pulizter-Prize winning author Junot Diaz filled the room (two, in fact, with the event televised in a second room due to the enormous crowd) at the 2009 CityLit Festival.   After . . . Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:26:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977726211&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-07-01T10:26:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719712&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Popular novelist Julia Alvarez has been announced as the 2009 honoree for the prestigious F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Award.   She will accept the award at the 14 th Annual F. . . . Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:17:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977719712&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-24T00:17:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712041&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace William P. Tandy, the editor of Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore, invites you to get hot and bothered this summer with Issue No. 11, the latest installment in the award-winning series published by . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:03:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712041&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-15T21:03:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707665&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Well, that's almost what the editor said.     So now I'm smiling because my fiction has been published in the latest issue of Smile, Hon, You're In Baltimore! . . . Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:32:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977707665&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-11T01:32:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977702384&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace JMWW, the popular literary journal based in Baltimore, invites you to a celebration of the first three years of print anthologies featuring the best work from the online quarterly.   . . . Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:06:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977702384&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-05T15:06:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700842&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace My story, "Futures," was published in JMWW Literary Journal's annual print anthology.   JMWW is a popular literary journal based in Baltimore.   Although it has a Baltimore . . . Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:30:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977700842&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-06-04T02:30:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692871&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace The 2009 BookExpo America hits New York City this weekend - the largest and most important book event in North America.   And Flightless Goose will be there!   Flightless . . . Wed, 27 May 2009 09:02:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692871&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-05-27T09:02:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977685464&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Do you have a Great Gatsby of a short story that you'd like to share with the world?   Now is the time. The F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference is sponsoring its 14th annual . . . Mon, 25 May 2009 18:15:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977685464&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-05-25T18:15:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977685454&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   The goose soared at 21st Annual Maryland Writers' Conference.   There was a full list of sessions and speakers at the conference, drawing attendees from across (and beyond) Maryland. . . . Thu, 21 May 2009 01:13:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977685454&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-05-21T01:13:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977675254&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   For 21 years, the Maryland Writers' Association has served local writers of all levels-from novice to expert-with the Annual Maryland Writers' Conference.   The big event . . . Fri, 08 May 2009 22:56:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977675254&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-05-08T22:56:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669611&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace   Last week, Flightless Goose had a very special afternoon inspiring children of Gaudenzia at Park Heights.   Gaudenzia is a residential treatment center for men, women, and women with . . . Fri, 01 May 2009 02:06:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977669611&grpId=3659174697246262&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-05-01T02:06:15Z